I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him that if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator. —Mary "Mother" Jones More about this quote Tags: politics economics USA Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “USA” There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class. —Judith Martin More about this quote Tags: politics USA middle class Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true. —James T. Farrell More about this quote Tags: truth USA America Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt. —Raymond Chandler More about this quote Tags: USA America England manners Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Although the desire of acquiring the good things of this world is the prevailing passion of the American people, certain momentary outbreaks occur when their souls seem suddenly to burst the bonds of matter by which they are restrained and to soar impetuously toward heaven. —Alexis de Tocqueville More about this quote Tags: USA America materialism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email America, thou half brother of the world, with something good and bad of every land. —Philip James Bailey More about this quote Tags: USA America melting pot Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class. —Judith Martin More about this quote Tags: politics USA middle class Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true. —James T. Farrell More about this quote Tags: truth USA America Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt. —Raymond Chandler More about this quote Tags: USA America England manners Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Although the desire of acquiring the good things of this world is the prevailing passion of the American people, certain momentary outbreaks occur when their souls seem suddenly to burst the bonds of matter by which they are restrained and to soar impetuously toward heaven. —Alexis de Tocqueville More about this quote Tags: USA America materialism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
America, thou half brother of the world, with something good and bad of every land. —Philip James Bailey More about this quote Tags: USA America melting pot Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email